Biographical Records

Notable People from New York

17,567 notable figures born in New York, showing page 8 of 352, ranked by historical prominence.

Theodore Sturgeon
American speculative fiction writer (1918–1985)
1918 – 1985
science fiction writerautobiographernovelist
Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller
American actor and comedian (1927–2020)
1927 – 2020
video game actorfilm actortelevision actor
Chuck Schuldiner
Chuck Schuldiner
American musician (1967–2001)
1967 – 2001
rock musicianguitaristsongwriter
Leslie Groves
Leslie Groves
United States Army Corps of Engineers officer (1896–1970)
1896 – 1970
army officermilitary engineer
Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
American actress (1910–1999)
1910 – 1999
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Michael Kamen
Michael Kamen
American composer (1948–2003)
1948 – 2003
oboistbandleaderfilm score composer
Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Ferraro
American politician (1935–2011)
1935 – 2011
autobiographerdiplomatpolitician
Mary Daly
American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010)
1928 – 2010
philosophertheologianuniversity teacher
Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino
American actor (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
film actortelevision actordirector
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
American comedian and actor (1908–2002)
1908 – 2002
film actortelevision actortelevision presenter
John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
American film and television director (1930-2002)
1930 – 2002
directorfilm producerfilm director
Madeleine L'Engle
American writer (1918–2007)
1918 – 2007
science fiction writeressayistnovelist
Bruno Kirby
Bruno Kirby
American actor (1949–2006)
1949 – 2006
television actorfilm actorcomedian
Jiah Khan
Jiah Khan
British−American Bollywood actress (1988–2013)
1988 – 2013
modelsingeractor
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor
American comedian and actor (1892–1964)
1892 – 1964
producerfilm actordancer
Alfred Thayer Maan
Alfred Thayer Maan
United States Navy admiral and historian (1840–1914)
1840 – 1914
geopolitical analystnaval officermilitary historian
Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Greenberg
American linguist
1915 – 2001
linguistanthropologistuniversity teacher
Abigail Fillmore
Abigail Fillmore
First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853
1798 – 1853
politician
Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce
American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)
1925 – 1966
satiristfilm directorjournalist
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
American composer and conductor (1922-2004)
1922 – 2004
recording artistmusic educatordancer
Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Feininger
German-American painter (1871–1956)
1871 – 1956
draftspersoncaricaturistgraphic artist
John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob Astor IV
American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel (1864–1912)
1864 – 1912
hotel ownerscience fiction writerracing automobile driver
David Cassidy
David Cassidy
American actor and singer (1950–2017)
1950 – 2017
recording artisttelevision actorguitarist
Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis
American stand-up comedian (1947–2024)
1947 – 2024
television personalitystand-up comediantelevision actor
George Raft
George Raft
American actor (1895–1980)
1901 – 1980
film actortelevision actordancer
Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell
American sociologist (1919–2011)
1919 – 2011
opinion journalistsociologistjournalist
Kateri Tekakwitha
Kateri Tekakwitha
17th‑century Mohawk Catholic saint, first Indigenous saint of North America (1656–1680)
1656 – 1680
religious sister
Jesse Douglas
Jesse Douglas
American mathematician (1897–1965)
1897 – 1965
university teachermathematician
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
American actor (1911–1976)
1911 – 1976
film actortelevision actorstage actor
James Whitmore
James Whitmore
American actor (1921–2009)
1921 – 2009
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka
American singer (1939–2026)
1939 – 2026
recording artistsongwritermusician
Erich Segal
Erich Segal
American writer (1937-2010)
1937 – 2010
classical philologistnovelistclassical scholar
Michael Landon
Michael Landon
American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991)
1936 – 1991
athletics competitorfilm actortelevision actor
Al Oerter
Al Oerter
American athlete (1936-2007)
1936 – 2007
athletics competitorathletepainter
Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland
American actress, film producer, and activist (1941–2025)
1941 – 2025
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Beatrice Straight
Beatrice Straight
American actress (1914-2001)
1914 – 2001
film actortelevision actorstage actor
James Dunn
James Dunn
actor, Vaudeville performer (1901–1967)
1901 – 1967
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson
American author, futurist, and agnostic mystic (1932-2007)
1932 – 2007
science fiction writeressayistnovelist
June Lockhart
June Lockhart
American actress (1925–2025)
1925 – 2025
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
American actor (1918–2014)
1918 – 2014
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Lenny Wilkens
Lenny Wilkens
American basketball player and coach (1937–2025)
1937 – 2025
basketball coachbasketball player
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
American actor (1895–1963)
1895 – 1963
film actorfilm producerstage actor
Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins
American novelist (1916–1997)
1916 – 1997
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987)
1917 – 1987
jazz drummersession musicianbandleader
Tito Puente
Tito Puente
American musician (1923-2000)
1923 – 2000
salsa musicianrecording artistpercussionist
John Ashbery
John Ashbery
poet from the United States of America (1927–2017)
1927 – 2017
art criticjournalistuniversity teacher
Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone
American punk rock singer (1951–2001)
1951 – 2001
songwritermusiciansinger
John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell
American geologist (1834-1902)
1834 – 1902
linguistscientific collectorexplorer
Mickey Spillane
Mickey Spillane
American crime novelist (1918–2006)
1918 – 2006
prose writertelevision actorcrime fiction writer
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty
American writer and filmmaker (1928-2017)
1928 – 2017
producerprose writernovelist
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